he second beta build for paint.net 4.0 is now available! We’re getting very close to the final release now :)

To install, you can either 1) use the built-in updater from a previous 4.0 build, or 2) use the built-in updater from v3.5.11 if you have “Also check for pre-release (beta) builds” enabled, or 3) download it directly on the forum at http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/27954-paintnet-40-beta-build-5168/

Special thanks to volunteers on the forum for the new languages, and corrections to existing ones! http://forums.getpai…via-crowdinnet/

Here are the changes and fixes since the last beta build (5152):

Added new languages: Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal)Fixed many typos and clumsy translations in various languagesFixed the main window growing taller and flashing black after being minimized and then restoredFixed the tools committing their changes to the image when trying to exit the application (waste of CPU/disk)Fixed the current layer not being preserved when using one of the Image -> Rotate commandsFixed keyboard shortcuts not working in some cases if the mouse was positioned over the toolbarFixed some inappropriate text wrapping in drop down boxes in German (the text is now clipped with “…” instead)Fixed the Recolor tool’s shortcut mistakenly being ‘e’ instead of ‘r’Pressing ‘A’ now cycles through the shapes when the Shapes tool is active (Shift+A cycles backward)Fixed mouse input centering for the brush tools when antialiasing was disabledRe-enabled Ctrl+D as a “commit” buttonMoved the “Finish” button (green checkmark) to the end of the toolbar and included the “Finish” text so that it is easier to aim atFixed some font previews rendering as gray instead of blackFixed a crash that was most easily reproducible by copying an image from IE11 and then clicking on File->New ImageImage close buttons are now appropriately styled on Windows 7Fixed a dangling progress bar after running some effectsFixed some drifting color value problems in the Colors window when changing Hue, Saturation, and/or ValueFixed a crash caused by 3rd-party visual themes that try to use fonts that don’t existFixed a crash when toggling a layer’s visibility while using the Move Selected Pixels tool and then undoingFixed a crash when opening an image due to not being able to create the thumbnail for the File -> Open Recent listFixed a crash on startup due to the user’s My Documents folder not existingChanged the canvas background color to gray when using the Blue themeFixed an error whereby committing an action, changing the active layer, undoing, and then redoing would cause the action to be redone on the new layer instead of the one it was originally drawn onFixed shortcut keys not working for toggling line styles and caps for the Shapes toolFixed some styling issues in the Settings dialog in the Tools sectionFixed some delayed crashes with some effect plugins which would happen when trying to do an action afterwardFixed a crash caused by pressing Escape while drawing a shapeFixed many plugin compatibility and crash issues